In 1995, Sunflower Journeys looked into the old practice of "water witching." For this week's Throwback Thursday, we look back at a story of a family well that ran dry many years ago. Albert Wegele of Otis, Kansas, was directed by his father to take a divining rod and find water. We joined Albert as he demonstrated the art of water witching. Standing beside a well his father had “witched” years ago, Emporia State University English professor Jim Hoy talks about his personal experiences with dows

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Water witching, or dowsing, is the old practice of using a willow branch or metal rods to find underground water. Many farmers believe in it and say the rods react when they pass over a water source. Science has never proven it works, but countless wells were drilled based on this method. Is it a real skill or rural folklore? #ruralhistory #waterwitching #dowsing #smalltownlife #farmhistory #midwesthistory #learnsomething #countrylife #undergroundwater #folklore #missourilandpro #realestate #den

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